The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is excited to announce that Brandy Spaulding, DC, will join its staff team as vice president of health policy and advocacy. Dr. Spaulding brings a wealth of experience from her six-year tenure as executive director...
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From Capitol Hill to Campus: Why Chiropractic Students Need to Step into Advocacy
When I tell classmates they should be contacting lawmakers, I usually get the same response: “I’m too busy,” or “I wouldn’t know what to say.” But the truth is, if you’re a chiropractic student, you already have what it takes...
ACA Updates Coding Guidance for Evaluation and Management on Same Day as CMT
Arlington, Va. — The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has updated its coding guidance for doctors of chiropractic when providing evaluation and management (E/M) services on the same date as chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT). ACA’s white paper on the topic, available...
ACA Chiropractors Appointed to CPT Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee
Arlington, Va. – American Chiropractic Association (ACA) member Della M. Schmid, DC, MS, has been appointed to the American Medical Association’s CPT Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee (HCPAC). ACA member Morgan Price, DC, will serve as her alternate. Members of...
‘Behind the Curtain’ with Health Policy Fellow Dr. Morgan Price
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) launched a Health Policy Fellowship one year ago to educate doctors of chiropractic about health policy, coding and other complex issues and to prepare them to advocate on behalf of the profession. As part of...
Lean In: Creating More Seats at the Table for Chiropractic
There are many organizations that the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) works with and prioritizes relationship-building within health care and policy. Regarding policy and legislation, we often look to Capitol Hill. We also impact policy through interactions with many other groups...
ACA Launches Fellowship to Prepare Future Health Policy Experts
Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has launched a Health Policy Fellowship to educate doctors of chiropractic about health policy, coding and other complex issues and to prepare them to advocate on behalf of the chiropractic profession in...
Serving Together, Moving Forward: A Vision for Volunteerism and Collaboration
Following elections at ACA Engage, our annual meeting in January, I am pleased to serve the American Chiropractic Association as president for the 2024-25 term. Special thanks to our Board of Governors and our members for this opportunity and for...
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act Gains 100th Cosponsor
Arlington, Va. – The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 1610, has reached 100 cosponsors, a milestone achieved in just five months after the bill was reintroduced in Congress. Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) is...
U.S. Comptroller Appoints Chiropractor Christine Goertz as Chair of PCORI Board
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is pleased to announce that ACA Senior Scientific Advisor Christine Goertz, DC, PhD, has been appointed by the Comptroller of the United States to a three-year term as chair of the Patient-Centered...
